SNL Energy Podcast Central
Listen to exclusive news and commentary on the energy industry, reported by Senior Editor Jennifer Zajac.

El Nino's Impact on the U.S. Wind Farming Industry
March 8, 2010

Ken Westrick, founder and CEO of 3TIER, discusses the impact El Nino is having on U.S. wind farms, what factors determine whether a wind farm is a success or failure and what needs to be done during the assessment phase of a potential wind farm site. “Those projects that don’t produce are going to be around for a long time and be a black eye on the industry and we don’t want to see that,” he said. “The U.S. has a great wind resource. Let’s build these projects where they make sense.”

Congressman Jay Inslee on Energy Policy and "Global Weirding"
February 17, 2010

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) discusses his book, “Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy,” the energy policies Congress needs to pass and why he’d like to give climate change critics a “freshie.

SNL Energy's Glen Boshart on the EPA's Clean Air Policies
February 2, 2010

SNL Energy Senior Editor Glen Boshart provides an overview of the latest clean air related policy moves by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, from proposing tougher ozone air quality standards to regulating greenhouse gas emissions, as well as prospects for a Congressional energy bill. Boshart also explains what actions and policies utility representatives are advocating and why coal plants will continue to operate for years to come.

Voluntary Green Pricing Programs
January 26, 2010

GF Energy’s Roger Gale on the Outlook for New US Nuclear Plants
January 20, 2010

Dennis Sperduto of RRA on the Rate Case Decision for Florida Power
January 12, 2010

Benjamin Kelahan of The Saint Consulting Group on Offshore Wind Projects
January 11, 2010

Analyst Kevin Book on U.S. and Global Climate Change Policies
December 4, 2009

Ed Feo, Partner with Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, on Federal Financing for Renewable Projects & Industry Trends
November 30, 2009

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Historian J. Sam Walker on Radioactive Waste
October 9, 2009

Thorndike Landing’s Duane Clark on State RPSs and the Federal RES Bill
September 11, 2009
SNL Energy Podcasts

Jennifer Zajac is the founder and editor of SNL Energy’s Renewable Energy Week. Jennifer has covered the U.S. utility sector for the past seven years for SNL Energy, with a focus on wind, solar and renewable energy policies. Prior to joining SNL Energy, her experience included reporting for Institutional Investor, Money and Sports Illustrated.

For more details on SNL Energy's series of podcasts, contact Energy Sales at EnergySales@snl.com; 866.296.3743.